Profile: It seems like a foregone conclusion that Addison Reed will be closing in Chicago sometime soon, but whether that is Opening Day, August, or 2013 is anyone's guess. The 22-year-old has absolutely dominated the Minor Leagues - if you were to take his worst season in terms of strikeouts (11.81 per nine), walks (2.61 per nine) and home runs (.84 per nine) you would have a stellar reliever, but this is really the ground floor for Reed. Any time a pitcher is regularly pushing 1.5 strikeouts per inning while walking almost no one, you have the recipe for success. Reed saw seven-plus innings of Major League action in 2010 and the big league hitters didn't fare any better than their Minor League counterparts -- in less than a game's worth of innings, he had 12 strikeouts and just one walk, alll while allowing a single home run as well. The 3.68 ERA isn't stellar, but the 1.93 FIP is. Reed may not start 2012 on the 25-man roster, and if he does, he may not be used as a closer yet, but he is worth owning for strikeouts alone once he gets the call, and once he is closing, his value could be sky-high. (Chad Young)

The Quick Opinion: The biggest question mark for Reed is whether or not the White Sox are willing to hand him the closer's cap on day one. He has the stuff and it shows; now he just needs a shot.

Profile: Reed gave the White Sox the stability at the end of games that had been missing since Jenks' departure and looks set to be their closer for the foreseeable future. He's a steady source of saves and while his ERA and WHIP weren't exactly wonderful last year, he's just 24, so it's reasonable to assume that he'll improve as he adjusts to the competition level and finds a good rhythm. His minor league walk rates were miniscule, and he's garnered enough major league swinging strikes to think his strikeout rate could improve, too. The AL Central has gotten better this offseason, but the Sox look to still be in the thick of it, which means plenty of save chances for Reed this season. He shouldn't lose any save opportunities fighting the rest of the bullpen for the job. (Dan Wade)

The Quick Opinion: Being the heir apparent to Bobby Jenks sounds more like a curse than a blessing these days, but before Jenks was an oft injured also-ran in Boston, he was a very solid fantasy closer. So too is Addison Reed.

Profile: Reed turned in a strong season as the White Sox closer, which led to the team dealing him to Arizona during the offseason. While Reed's 3.79 ERA was higher than what you might expect from most closers, his 3.17 FIP indicates there's some more upside here. While Arizona is not kind to pitchers, it helps that Reed has succeeded in a bandbox in Chicago. He shouldn't be viewed as the type of pitcher who will take a big step forward now that he's with a better team, but more of the same seems likely. Even with a drop in his fastball velocity, he has the pitches (and the control) to do well in the desert. (Chris Cwik)

The Quick Opinion: Reed turned in a solid season in Chicago. A move to Arizona won't hurt too much, given both parks play favorable to offense. Reed should be fine.

Profile: A severe case of gopheritis led to disappointing results for Reed, including an ERA that jumped above four. However, he posted the strongest set of skills yet during his short career, as his strikeout rate surged and strikeout minus walk rate hopped above 20%. His slider remains stellar at inducing swings and misses and his four-seamer was fantastic as well, despite losing another tick of velocity. Speaking of which, his fastball has lost steam for the third straight year. It hasn't hurt his ability to generate swinging strikes, but it's a concern for a two-pitch pitcher. Curiously, Reed has had good results with his change-up, both inducing swings and misses and grounders, but threw just six of them all season. Perhaps if the fastball velocity loss affects his results, he will go back to the change more, rather than upping his slider usage even further. With neutral home run per fly ball luck, Reed should rebound nicely and prove to be a good value among closers, even if the velocity loss is a bit of a red flag. (Mike Podhorzer)

The Quick Opinion: Reed battled the HR/FB rate luck dragons and lost, but enjoyed the best skills of his career en route to a sub-three SIERA. It's worth monitoring his fastball velocity, which has declined during each season, but with better fortune, he will return to being a solid option in the mid tier of closers.

Profile: Going into last season, Reed was the incumbent closer in the Diamondback bullpen but he was also one of the more likely closers to end up being removed from his role given his home run and blown save issues in 2014. Although he seemed to be a victim of poor luck on the outset of 2015, Reed eventually was removed from his role and ended the season with the Mets. With New York, Reed had a resurgence and ended up being a rather valuable reliever down the stretch run. His good run of outings with the Mets has given him the eighth inning set up role entering the year, which makes him the defacto backup closer for a team that is likely to rack up wins next season. Unfortunately for Reed, he will be behind one of last year's breakout closers in Jeurys Familia. Even as great as Familia was last year -- and he was incredible -- relievers have proven volatile in the past and Reed could get a shot if Familia hits a poor run of blown saves (it would have to be a significant amount of blown saves in a row) or gets injured. (Ben Duronio)

The Quick Opinion: Reed pitched very well after moving to the Mets and has locked up the set up role entering 2016. He will be an attractive option in holds leagues and as the backup to Jeurys Familia were he to get injured.

Profile: Addison Reed peaked in 2016, posting career bests in innings pitched, ERA, WHIP, strikeout rate and walk rate, just to name a few. By all measures, Reed had himself a career year. He's an exemplary set-up man — only Hector Neris recorded more outs in the eighth inning, and no one else came close — but it feels like a far cry from the more fantasy-relevant ninth-inning role he previously inhabited. Jeurys Familia's off-field turbulence and its lack of resolution has created a headache for fantasy owners. Despite Familia's lack of judicially-declared guilt, he likely faces a suspension similar to Aroldis Chapman's last year that could keep him out for a month. That would open the door for Reed to rack up six or seven saves before Familia returns to resume his role. That makes Reed a mandatory handcuff for Familia owners at the very least. He may not pay dividends on whatever it costs to draft him, though, especially if Familia is never actually suspended, but that's the way things go. He actually may be worth holding, though; he's one of the game's premier setup men and should produce excellent ratios and strikeout numbers as one of those underrated dominant middle relievers. And he's an obvious target in leagues that value holds. Targeting Reed comes with a straightforward game plan: draft him and Familia in tandem. (Alex Chamberlain)

The Quick Opinion: Addison Reed could even up saving seven games (in the event of a Jeurys Familia suspension), 40 games (suspension and injury), or zero games (neither). He's a must-draft for Familia owners. Even if he ends up not saving any games, his ratios and strikeouts will make him plenty valuable, and it comes with him being one of the game's best setup men.

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